it indicates romney's statements contradicts what he said in the past. they also verify whether each candidate's calls his contestant's remarks accurately. >> we are here to be an advocate for voters. and if they have any -- if they are confused or have questions, hopefully we'll be able to answer them for them. so that's why it's important because there needs to be a counterspin to the spin that they're getting from politicianings. >> reporter: what the candidate says, how he says it, and how he reacts to his opponent is the criteria that borders the u.s. presidential elections use to make their choice. but in this election, there's another criteria -- the accuracy or truth of a candidate's claims. susumu kojima, nhk world, washington. >>> president obama has yet another figure to throw at voters as he campaigns across the country. the u.s. economy is picking up according to the latest gdp data. commerce department analysts say it grew at an annualized pace of 2% in the third quarter of this year. the latest numbers for the july-to-september period are